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Egnatia Rrogozhinë
Full nameKlubi i Futbollit Egnatia Rrogozhinë
FoundedSeptember 15, 1934; 90 years ago (1934-09-15)
GroundDemrozi Stadium
Rrogozhinë, Albania
Capacity4,000
Owner(s)Demrozi Costruzioni S.r.l. (37.5%)
Foglia Engineering S.r.l. (37.5%)
Rrogozhinë Municipality (25%)[1]
ChairmanAgim Demrozi
ManagerEdlir Tetova
LeagueAbissnet Superiore
2023–24Abissnet Superiore, 1st (champions)

Klubi i Futbollit Egnatia Rrogozhinë is an Albanian professional football club based in Rrogozhinë. The club competes in the Abissnet Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. Their home ground is the Demrozi Stadium, which has a capacity of 4,000 spectators.

The club was founded on 15 September 1934 under the name 22 Shtatori Rrogozhinë, and in 1991, the name of the club was changed to Vullneti Rrogozhinë, before renaming to its current name KS Egnatia Rrogozhinë in 1998.

History

The passion and desire for the game of football was integrated into the hearts of local citizens and patriots since the early years of World War I. Rrogozhinë being neighbours to Kavajë, a city with a long tradition in football on a national level knew how to use this experience to its own advantage by forming initially an amateur level team which would later go on to compete in the second division of Albanian football. The very first match in club history was a friendly between Besa in 1934 which ended in a 1–7 loss. Mustafa Cara, a student of agronomy in Bari, Italy who had returned home for vacation (he was a player for Fidelis Andria, a Serie B club in Italy at the time), scored 5 goals for Besa.

Following the liberation of the country after World War II, the league structure changed by allowing only district level teams to compete in the top two divisions. This made it difficult for Rrogozhinë, a locality at the time, to compete on a national level.[2]

Previous club logo

Egnatia had one season in the top tier of Albanian football after winning promotion in summer 2004.[3] They were only relegated on the first attempt,[4] with Alfred Ferko succeeding Hysen Dedja and Petrit Haxhia as first team coach during the season.

Recent years

Egnatia were promoted back to the top flight of Albanian football, the Kategoria Superiore, for the second time in their history on 2 May 2021, following a 1–0 victory over local rivals Besa Kavajë in the Promotion Round of the 2020–21 Kategoria e Parë.[5] Under head coach Gugash Magani, they finished top of Group B during the regular season and qualified for the Promotion Round, where they also finished top, securing their place in the championship final held on 21 May 2021 against the winners of Group A, Dinamo Tirana, where they won 1–0 through a stoppage-time winner from Ndriçim Shtubina.[6][7][8]

Honours

European record

As of match played 20 July 2023

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Armenia Ararat-Armenia 4–4 (aet) 1–1 5–5 (2–4 p)
2024–25 UEFA Champions League 1QR
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round

Egnatia statistics in Kategoria Superiore

Since the Kategoria Superiore began in 2004, KF Egnatia have played 146 Superliga matches, scored 154 goals and conceded 167. The club has collected so far 178 points, won 48 games, drawn 38 and lost 60. The club's goal difference is -13.

Data correct up to 29th May 2024.[9]

Recent seasons

Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Supercup Europe Top Scorer
2004–05 Kategoria Superiore 9th 36 7 7 22 26 48 28 FR Albania Elton Çeno 6
2021–22 Abissnet Superiore 8th 36 8 11 17 30 49 35 QF Brazil Pedro 10
2022–23 Abissnet Superiore 3rd 36 14 10 12 46 32 52 W Ghana Raphael Dwamena 11
2023–24 Abissnet Superiore 1st 36 18 9 9 51 38 63 W RU UCO 1QR Ghana Raphael Dwamena 9
2024–25 Abissnet Superiore UCH

Players

First-team squad

As of 22 May 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Albania ALB Alen Sherri
3 DF Haiti HAI François Dulysse
4 DF Albania ALB Amer Duka
6 MF Albania ALB Albano Aleksi
7 FW France FRA Youba Dramé
9 FW Costa Rica CRC Jurguens Montenegro
10 FW Brazil BRA Fernando Medeiros
12 GK Albania ALB Ilir Dabjani
13 DF Albania ALB Renato Malota (captain)
14 FW Ivory Coast CIV Joël Doukouo
16 MF Albania ALB Edison Ndreca
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Albania ALB Arbin Zejnullai
19 DF Kosovo KOS Arbenit Xhemajli
22 FW Albania ALB Irdi Morina
23 FW Lithuania LTU Jouzas Lubas
24 DF Albania ALB Rezart Rama
28 MF Italy ITA Alessandro Ahmetaj
29 FW Albania ALB Mario Gjata
44 DF Albania ALB Abdurraman Fangaj
70 MF Albania ALB Sebastjan Spahiu
77 MF Turkey TUR Melih İbrahimoğlu

Retired numbers

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW Ghana GHA Raphael Dwamena (2022–2023) – posthumous honour)

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Albania Edlir Tetova
Assistant coach Albania Julian Brahja
Goalkeeping coach Albania Taulant Guma
Athletic Coach Albania Andri Babaj
Athletic Coach Albania Mario Biba
Videoanalist Albania Revion Mekshi
Physiotherapist Albania Edmond Cikalleshi
Doctor Albania Ilir Kapllani
Doctor Albania Emiljano Bizhdili

Management

Position Name
President Albania Agim Demrozi
Board member Albania Agron Kalaja
Board member Albania Idajet Roçi
Board member Albania Gentian Gjuzi
Accountant Albania Muhamed Kullolli
Shareholder Italy Demrozi Costruzioni S.r.l. (37.5%)
Shareholder Italy Foglia Engineering S.r.l. (37.5%)
Shareholder Albania Rrogozhinë Municipality (25%)

Title winning managers

Name Period Trophies Trophies
Albania Edlir Tetova 2023– Kategoria Superiore (1) 2023–24 Albanian Cup:(2) 2022–23 ,2023–24

Historical list of coaches

See also

References

  1. ^ "EKSTRAKT HISTORIK I REGJISTRIT TË PRONARIT PËRFITUES" (PDF). Ministria e Financave dhe Ekonomisë e Shqipërisë (in Albanian). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ Historiku
  3. ^ Albania 2003/04 - RSSSF
  4. ^ Albania 2004/05 - RSSSF
  5. ^ EGNATIA RROGOZHINË VS. BESA KAVAJË 1 - 0
  6. ^ Fund dramatik, gafë e Bakajt, Shtubina ndëshkon Dinamon, EGNATIA fiton trofeun e Kategorisë së Parë
  7. ^ Egnatia ngjitet në Superiore, Tomori nxjerr nga gara Pogradecin
  8. ^ Gol në frymën e fundit! Shtubina “ndriçon” Rrogozhinën, Egnatia triumfon ndaj Dinamos në finale
  9. ^ "ALBANIA: Superliga". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2023-12-17.